Good people of Wazua, i need to tap on your experiences and knowledge.

What activities do you give your children to help them learn to "earn" their money? More specifically 8-10 years of age?

they should wash their socks.
wash their plate and cup
their room should be neat and bed well spread

the above akuna malipo
Kutengeneza mezani ksh kaburuu

@QW let me know which class yours is, i'll ask the administration there to put him in the same class

@Cary & BS You are very right.... I also dont intend to reward his responsibilities.... but then again isn't it in order to get them learn the value of hardwork and that hard work pays?

I was thinking of something like washing the car (not that i expect car-wash standard) but they could earn some money from that because i would still pay someone to do it. Was also thinking of paying say 10 bob for open the gate when i get home in the evening... i ordinarily do it myself and i don't like it much.... i wouldn't mind paying for that little help. But i do need variety otherwise he'll get bored within no time.

oh and i forgot to ask .are you giving him the money literally? get him/her piggy bank

No one should be paid for doing house work. (and that includes kufungua gate) . I imagine you really want them to learn how money works not necessarily them earning money. I am thinking in the lines of teaching them how to split incomes into saving,spending, how investing grows money etc. A game like Monopoly would do well then gradually introduce them to the simple cashflow game. (Someone was selling it here sometime back).

But the greatest effect will be tagging them along to your investment meetings and those many plots you have bought and explaining to them why you did it. Even tell them the mistakes. You will be shocked how much they learn when they ask you deep questions three months on. Never underestimate the value of apprenticeship. Look at the Asians, the second to third generation are now the wealthiest men having learnt from going to the father's business after school and sitting at the till.